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11-12-10 | 03:17 PM

#26

nlerner

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Quote:

Originally Posted by noglider

Zaphod, I came upon a question which I know you can't answer (yet): would Paselas feel any different to you than Grand Bois tires, if you inflated the Paselas to 80 psi? I know that's the pressure you use.

I've ridden both, Tom--the 30mm Grand Bois Cypres tires and the 28 and 32mm Pasela tires--so I can offer an answer: The Grand Bois feel a lot nicer--they're like riding on fast clouds. Now, whether that's nice enough to justify a price that's 2.5 times more, I think YMMV. I like the Palesas a great deal (the bike I rode to work today has 32mm Paselas on it), and because of they're such a great value, I have them on most of my bikes. However, if I could justify the expense of the Grand Bois, I'd have more of them (I have them on two 700c wheeled bikes right now plus the 650B Hetres on my Ebisu).

Neal

11-12-10 | 04:16 PM

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noglider

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Thanks for your reply. I wouldn't trust everyone making that claim, but I would trust you. And it figures that they're made by Panaracer. I love that company. They're the last company still making bike tires in Japan.

So the Grand Bois line is the premium line of tires of this sort of design, and the Pasela is kind of a mid-priced tire. You're right that it's a tough call, with the Pasela being such a good value. Now I REALLY have to try the Grand Bois one of these days. My Paselas already put a smile on my face. I'm going down from 110 to 80 to try that...

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11-12-10 | 05:12 PM

#28

dbakl

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Quote:

Originally Posted by dbarnblatt@usa.

Grand Bois is the brand developed by I's Bicycle in Japan.

https://www.cyclesgrandbois.com/

cool looking stuff there... wish i could read the text!

11-12-10 | 07:58 PM

#29

MileHighMark

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Do the GB tires mount up wobble free? I had some Paselas, but no matter what I did, I could not get them to mount w/o a LOT of wobbles, etc. Returned them, and went with Randonneur Hypers instead. At ~50psi up front, they're quite nice.